Briton

[ brit-n ]

noun
  1. a native or inhabitant of Great Britain, especially of England.

  2. one of the Celtic people formerly occupying the southern part of the island of Britain.

Origin of Briton

1
1250–1300; <Medieval Latin Britōn- (stem of Britō); replacing Middle English Breton<Old French <Late Latin Brittōnēs Britons

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Briton

/ (ˈbrɪtən) /


noun
  1. a native or inhabitant of Britain

  2. a citizen of the United Kingdom

  1. history any of the early Celtic inhabitants of S Britain who were largely dispossessed by the Anglo-Saxon invaders after the 5th century ad

Origin of Briton

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C13: from Old French Breton, from Latin Britto, of Celtic origin

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